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(verb) cause to become sober; "A sobering thought" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(adjective) not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
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Antonyms: intoxicated |
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(verb) become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" |
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Synonyms: sober up |
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Related Words: become, get, go |
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(verb) become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" |
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Synonyms: sober up |
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Related Words: become, get, go |
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(satellite adjective) lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" |
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Synonyms: drab, somber, sombre |
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(satellite adjective) dignified and somber in manner or character; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "sober as a judge"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" |
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Synonyms: grave, sedate, solemn |
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(adjective) completely lacking in playfulness |
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Synonyms: serious, unplayful |
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